Classical Urdu Poetry MCQs
1. Who is considered the pioneer of Urdu classical poetry?
a) Mir Taqi Mir
b) Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
c) Mirza Ghalib
d) Zauq
Answer: a) Mir Taqi Mir
2. Mirza Ghalib’s poetry is mainly characterized by:
a) Satire and humor
b) Love and metaphysical themes
c) Religious devotion
d) Nationalism
Answer: b) Love and metaphysical themes
3. Which poet is known for his rivalry with Ghalib in the Mughal court?
a) Dagh Dehlvi
b) Zauq
c) Sauda
d) Nazir Akbarabadi
Answer: b) Zauq
4. The style of poetry that Mir Anis specialized in is:
a) Ghazal
b) Marsiya
c) Rubai
d) Nazm
Answer: b) Marsiya
5. Who is referred to as “Malik-ul-Shaara” (King of Poets) in classical Urdu poetry?
a) Mir Taqi Mir
b) Ghalib
c) Zauq
d) Sauda
Answer: d) Sauda
6. Which poet is credited with introducing realism and simplicity into Urdu poetry?
a) Mir Taqi Mir
b) Nazir Akbarabadi
c) Dagh Dehlvi
d) Mirza Ghalib
Answer: b) Nazir Akbarabadi
Modern Urdu Poetry MCQs
7. Who is regarded as the “Poet of the East” in modern Urdu poetry?
a) Faiz Ahmed Faiz
b) Josh Malihabadi
c) Allama Iqbal
d) Ahmed Faraz
Answer: c) Allama Iqbal
8. Faiz Ahmed Faiz’s poetry is primarily associated with:
a) Romanticism
b) Social and political themes
c) Sufism
d) Satire
Answer: b) Social and political themes
9. Josh Malihabadi is known as:
a) Shayar-e-Inqilab (Poet of Revolution)
b) Shayar-e-Mashriq (Poet of the East)
c) Shayar-e-Watan (Poet of the Nation)
d) Shayar-e-Ishq (Poet of Love)
Answer: a) Shayar-e-Inqilab (Poet of Revolution)
10. Which poet wrote the famous collection Naqsh-e-Faryadi?
a) Ahmad Faraz
b) Nasir Kazmi
c) Faiz Ahmed Faiz
d) Parveen Shakir
Answer: c) Faiz Ahmed Faiz
11. Parveen Shakir is celebrated for her unique style in which genre of Urdu poetry?
a) Marsiya
b) Ghazal
c) Rubai
d) Qasida
Answer: b) Ghazal
12. Who wrote the famous Urdu ghazal “Ranjish Hi Sahi”?
a) Faiz Ahmed Faiz
b) Ahmed Faraz
c) Nasir Kazmi
d) Mehdi Hassan (Singer)
Answer: b) Ahmed Faraz
13. Nasir Kazmi’s poetry often evokes themes of:
a) Political revolution
b) Nostalgia and nature
c) Religious devotion
d) Humor and satire
Answer: b) Nostalgia and nature
14. The famous poetic work Bang-e-Dra is written by:
a) Josh Malihabadi
b) Allama Iqbal
c) Faiz Ahmed Faiz
d) Hafeez Jalandhari
Answer: b) Allama Iqbal
15. Who is known as the pioneer of Urdu blank verse?
a) Mir Taqi Mir
b) Noon Meem Rashid
c) Josh Malihabadi
d) Nasir Kazmi
Answer: b) Noon Meem Rashid